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February 16th is the Chinese New Year, which begins the Year of the Dog. The 12 year cycles are based on the Chinese zodiac. Legends say the Jade Emperor held a race to pick the zodiac animals. The rat won, followed by the ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig!
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Today we celebrate Winnie the Pooh Day. A. A. Milne started writing books about the lovable bear, Piglet, Tigger, and Pooh’s other friends in 1926, illustrated by E. H. Shepard. They were inspired by a black bear at the London Zoo named Winnie who Christopher Robin, the author’s son, loved to visit.
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